In the past six months, I think it is safe to say that all of our lives have changed in one way or another. Whether you live in California, New York, Italy or Brazil, we have all been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Living in New Jersey, the summer has been pretty nice. While this area was among the hardest hit at the beginning of it all, we have managed to learn to wear masks, social distance and keep our number of cases down the past several months. I have enjoyed outside dining at local restaurants, and while things are definitely different, it has been a good feeling to at least be able to get out and enjoy a meal.

On the work front, not much has changed. The editorial staff at Stone World has continued business as usual. Of course we aren’t traveling these days, so there has been the noticeable difference of having more time to complete our work. We are utilizing this extra time to bring our readers more web exclusives and podcasts.  We have also taken part in webinars and other virtual industry events.